mford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy; Louis Diamond, Dean, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy; George Downs, Dean, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy; Thomas S. Foster, Professor of Pharmacy and Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine/Pharmacy; Amy Haddad, Professor, Creighton University Medical Center School of Pharmacy and Health Professions; Judith B. Sommers Hanson, Pharmaceutical Care Administrator, Dominick's Pharmacy; Arcelia Johnson-Fannin, Dean, Hampton University School of Pharmacy; Sharon Jones, Clinical Pharmacy Consultant; James Knight, Director of Pharmacy, Vanderbilt University Health System; Patricia D. Kroboth, Interim Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; Steven Leslie, Dean, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; William Miller, Professor, The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy; John Murphy, Professor, University of Arizona College of P

Judith was selected for the award in recognition of being a catalyst in the development, implementation, operations, and monitoring of innovative pharmaceutical care-based programs at Dominick's Pharmacy, and for mentoring numerous residents in the development of their clinical skills and knowledge.She performs community pharmacy-based screening programs for such disease states as diabetes, hypertension, stroke, osteoporosis, and hyperlipidemia, provides immunizations, and developed a diabetes program that is recognized by the American Diabetes Association for meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.

Judith is pharmaceutical care administrator and a pharmacy manager with Dominick's Pharmacy in Buffalo Grove, Ill.She received a PharmD degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy (UIC-COP) in 1995.She completed a community pharmacy residency program (CPRP) with Medicine Shoppe and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.She earned the credential of certified disease manager in diabetes from the National Institute for Standards in Pharmacist Credentialing.Sommers Hanson is primary preceptor of an APhA-ASHP accredited CPRP at Dominick's and UIC-COP.She serves on the APhA CPRP Advisory Panel and Editorial Advisory Board of JAPhA.She served in the APhA House of Delegates and as New Practitioner Officer of the APhA-APPM Community and Ambulatory Practice Section.She will continue her service as a 2003-2004 member-at-large of this Section.She is a Wharton Fellow, and a graduate of the Community Pharmacy Management Program and the APhA Foundation Advanced Practice Institute.She was the recipient of the 1998 UIC-COP Alumni Rising Star Award and the 2002 Illinois Pharmacist Association Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award.She is a member of Phi Lambda Sigma, Illinois Pharmacist Association, Rho Pi Phi, and other professional organizations.

osy, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; Joseph O. Dean, Dean and Professor, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy; Stephanie Gardner, Dean, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy; Harold Godwin, Associate Dean and Professor, Department Head/Chair Pharmacy Practice, University of Kansas School of Pharmacy; George L. Kenyon, Professor, Medicinal/Pharmaceutical/ Chemistry/Pharmacognosy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Thomas L. Lemke, Associate Dean, Medicinal/Pharmaceutical/ Chemistry/Pharmacognosy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy; Anne Lin, Dean, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale; Judith Sommers Hanson, Pharmaceutical Care Administrator, Clinical Pharmacist, Dominick's Pharmacy; Pam Joyner, Associate Dean, Department Head/Chair Continuing Professional Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy; Steven Leslie, Dean, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; Ron